The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-15
WHOLE NO. 1872
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE,
Items OfHntereSt Gathered from
Oar Exchanges and other
Sources.

Sources
! Rogersyille has become quite lum.
Der market.
The Morristown Republican died ai.
ter a two weeks illness,
Go to Critzman, the Jcweler, for
your Watches, Clocks and Jewchy,
Rogersville has organized dramat.
ic club called the "Infaut Histrionic
Troop"
John G, Wood, late of the Virginia
House, contemplates building hotel
in Bristol.
Go to G. 9, Seaver for Hardware
and Builders material, he will not be
under sold
j. NJ. LLOYD, Of indianapolis, was in
Bristol last week and will probably
erect a furnace there.
The Bristol Ne,0s says work will be
commenced on a 1O0ton furnace with.
in few weeks.
A ear load Of dynamite jumped the
track at Cranberry last week but did
no damage,
Crtzman, the Jeweer sells the
Light Running Domestic Sewing
Machines.
Tennessee has borrowed 100000
from a Memphis bank to pay January
interest on the public debt.
The farmers met at Dlndridge Mon-
day, and organized Farmers Insti-
tute" for Jefferson county.
G. G. Seaver will sell you Pure Lin.
seed oil and the best brands of Paints
Cheaper than the cheapest.
We are glad to welcome the Rev.
Mr. CrumIey OF johnson City, Tenn,
Is citizen OF our town.-E. p. Chron.
icle.
Mr. c. A. Patton and family have
moved into their new house, which
is very convenient and comfortable.
1-E.P Chronicle.
The Bristol Board, Saturday night,
granted the Union Messenger Co. the
privilege to erect telephone poles on
the streets.
The farmers of East Tennessee are
receiving the best prices this fall for
their hogs, that they have received for
a number Of years,
G. G. Seaver has just received a
large stock of double and single bar
relied breech and muzzle-loading shot
guns. Can suit you in price.
Momistown is being urged to take
some steps to secure water works. A
company is ready to nut in the works
with the proper encouragement.
Mr. II. H. Corson, representing the
Thompson-HOuston Electric Light Co.,
of Boston, is trying to induce Morris,
town to embark in an electric lighten
terprise.
East Tennessee producers have
shipped an unusually large number of
cattle this fall. The principal demand
is at Norfolk and other cities in Vir-
ginia.
Greeneville has the natural resour.
ces Tor large city if they were proper
ly made known to those seeking in.
= vestment and homes in the Southland
Democrat.
Another marble quarry has been
discovered within a-half mile of Nor.
ristown. The marble, it Is said, is vari-
agated, with gray back ground, of
good quality and plenty of it.
VIM. Prices store at Church Hill,
Hawkins county, was robber recently
OF $4O0 worth of merchandise. A resi-.
dence in the same neighborhood was
o broken into the same night.
: At Rogersville, a few days ago, Mrs.
A. W, Maine tainted and fell into the
fire. She was severely but not dan
gerously burnt about the face, head
Y and shoulders.
At Knoxville, on Wednesday last
John ProHitt, q jealous husband, at
tackled Alfred Keehan with knife,
slashing his face, cutting the tip OF his
nose off, and barely missing an artery
in the neck
Morristown 'growed' a foot hast week.
Application was made for street rail
way charter, an electric light compa.
4 ny was partially organized, and the
populations marched up immensely.
Letter CO. Gallagher but keep a firm
grip on the tail.hold-Gaeette.
The cause may be hidden while the
:, effect is notorious, You may not
= know how you caught that cold, but
the effect Of that distressing cough you
know, alas, too well, Cure it at once,
with Warmers Tos Coh;u ro..l